- Government turns its guns on rivals in sugar scam “The inquiry commission was quite critical about the role of the ex-prime minister in giving subsidy to the sugar mafia during his tenure.”
- PM alerts world to peace threat posed by Modi govt Imran says India’s expansionist policies putting regional security at risk; FM endorses China’s actions in Ladakh.
- Pakistan deploys militant-tracking tech to hunt confirmed and suspected virus patients Intelligence services are using geo-fencing and phone-monitoring systems to track Covid-19 patients and their contacts.
- Covid-19 is a global problem, requires global solution, reiterates PM Imran “If developed countries treat this as a global situation, I think we will all come out of it unscathed,” says the premier.
- Provisional investigation report on PIA plane crash to be made public by June 22: Ghulam Sarwar The aviation minister cautioned against speculating on the causes of the accident and urged his countrymen to wait for the report’s findings.
- PIA teams recover cockpit voice recorder a week after devastating plane crash “This will be a key component in the Air Crash Investigation,” says PIA.
- PML-N demands sugar probe panel summon Imran, Buzdar Marriyum Aurangzeb heaps criticism on PTI dispensation for bad governance; Fayyazul Hassan Chohan rebuts charges.
- French team, local investigators scour air crash site for clues Four more bodies identified; cockpit voice recorder not found yet.
- FIA tags two accused in judge video scam as wanted terrorists List includes names of Altaf Hussain, activists of LeT, SSP, ISO, TTP.
- Sindh CM wants 500 monitors, 200 ventilators available, two hospitals completed by June end 699 more people test positive for coronavirus, six die.
- Punjab okays drug to treat Covid-19 patients Actemra priced at Rs60,000 to be given twice to patients under treatment in ICU.
- Chinese industrial firms’ profits fall in April China’s economy has shown patchy signs of recovery as it reopens after several weeks of tough virus lockdowns.
- US troop pullout from Afghanistan ahead of schedule Top Afghan officials have demanded the Taliban extend the ceasefire which began on Eid and offered to reciprocate.
- China’s parliament approves Hong Kong national security bill Legislators burst into sustained applause when vote tally was projected onto screens.
- India-China standoff could trigger conflict, say experts Former Indian envoy says skirmishes between Indian, Chinese soldiers are far more serious than conflicts in recent years.
- Pentagon prepares for early pullout from Afghanistan “We’re there 19 years and, yeah, I think that’s enough, and they (Afghans) understand,” says Trump.
- FO rejects ‘misleading’ reports about OIC virtual meeting Says “a large number of ambassadors” supported Pakistani position implies that not all of them backed it.
- Spike in South Korea virus cases shows perils of reopening Seoul and nearby cities in recent weeks have re-closed thousands of entertainment venues to slow virus spread.
- 179 stranded Pakistanis return home via Wagah The India-Pakistan border has been sealed due to the lockdown following the coronavirus pandemic.
- ‘Preparations continuing for T20 World Cup this year’ ICC spokesperson says no decision regarding postponement of T20 World Cup has been taken.
